Method of and means for applying wire to packages



June 24, 1930. J. P. NIELSEN ET AL 1,766,035

METHOD OF AND MEANS FOR APPLYING WIRE-"1'0 mmefis 2 sham-sheet 1 Filed Sept. 24, 1928 June 24, 1930. 41 NIELSEN i-.r m. 1,766,035

METHOD OF AND MEANS FOR APPLYING WIRE TO PACKAGES Fil ed Sept. 24, 1928 2 Sh eets-Sheer. 2

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z W ,WM/l/lllli v I w: I A v g Int/6W6 I JnsP JVigZse :i k l I V I A W y' ,5 JASSIGNOR T SAID"1\TIIELSENI mn miion OFi ANDTMEANS"FOBL APPLYING wI RETo I-ACKAGES "in preparing so'rnei'olassesoi sheetineterial for shipment or storege it is c stoiiiary weer-m the material into rolls and to prothe ends fthereofio'r 'to, secure packages of nails or theilike the rolls. '5 The disks "are generally secured in place by a wire or rod which"extendsfthrough thejroll and is attached to theftwddisks. 7 Generally the Wires are supplied with a disk attached to one ,endlof eeeh wire and afterthreeding a'n'othfer disk is slipped over and" atte'ehed to the free end 'o'ffthefwire by suitably deforming'the Wire on the Jouterjside of the disk.

r I (if-the rolls its is"'s trtehe'd ongitudiemits.ha dlet 'perfo stress to the wire "and gtvithout excessive,

e'l 5 14 9 i n. 5 afidbth B ii L EW- ly "di fbiime "Whil he W th s 'fi e' h df S that the eontra'etion "of: thewire t vill[s'erve t'o'fpull the disks against the 'ends "of the-roll. I One important object of the' presentin- Veiition isito "pi'o vide a, "navel tool operable e sei'ies f' 'defi ni tel y determined {and 'easily perforinedjmoyen1entsf of a single opp hz ep dlyi n and cd ermi p rel i 1 Bush 5 "r od- For'f s kw QQ'Q i-Qmmi 1t i e. t Rise it ire ofihinimuln size and it is thereffer-- d esirab le to stretcher 1d "deform the ijire Without the" e'p'pliezttion 'of unnecessary stretching the Wired Another" object: of

the invention is. to 'p'rovide' for the "attae'h- I new "of the disks toga relief sheet inaterial whereby Wires of minimum- 7 sizel ney be employed withoiit an JBXQGSSIVG percentage of te k ig h ope' a't i in i h h ;it" Kitty V 'performedf quiekly and jas'ily. I Anoth'erfobj eet of the invention therefore Li s 5 to provide it it 'oolfoiithis pnrpose which "isfoperelljle to gnipandj tofst'retehfe wire to a' predetermined tensionend therezttten to f permit the wire to slipgthroligh the gripping ineans in; casethere is ziny fnrther movement thereof so that "(i'wire' of ininimuln diameter inay beoperatedfupo jbjiunskilled or cereekme w n 'l ndi eiii e iil breaking the "wire-9 '7 1 teil thelpr'e'ferr m r 'and Wili'des'eribethe method a'ccordingio "the preferred practice 'thereoflbut it is tofbe Another obj ect "of the invention is provide a tool operable to' perform these operations while thel disks andiwir e are' in' siibbe rigidly held against the: ends ofthe -roll.

TENS IB:NIELS EI TAND"JOSEPH -Bi. RICHER, OF CHICAG innmorsf s xinj niennn istantial ly their'final positionso "that when i the 'operationsfare Completed the disks Will i form the "operatiohsfin 'su cfh a manner that the finished end of'the ire Will project'but fafsmall distence beyond the surfa c evof the disk thereby preventin 'g it ;being bettered or twisted in later'handlingfof the roll end the eonseqnentfloosening of the disks; I Other-objects and advantages will become V I apparenfl'from" the following description 7 taken in connection With thejaccompanfying drawings 'in'whichbfl v I .4 I V Figure/1 shows a* fraginent'a;1 side eleva} tional- View 'of'a tool embodying;

ferred forin of the invention;

jFig. 21s a fregmeiitel end feimtio'rial looking inthedireetion'of thearrows; i

Fig. 4' is" fragmenta'l' "sectlonal View tekenhlong' the 1ine-4-f"4 *O rFi 1 ig'. 5; shows zttool positioned adjacent "the end of 'a roll. "of sheet material and op- "e-ratingupon a rod projecting through the roll. Thetooi is'j shown partly in section 7 taken along the line 5 5 o Fig. h Fig. 6 isi fragmenta llsectionai View of the tool taken along the line 6 6ofFig;"1. While the invention isQs aJjWhOIe sfl'i'soeptible, of various modifications and the, tool is capable of embodiment in many alternative constructions, [we have shown [in the drawings and will herein describe indeed embodiment of. the tool iin'derstood that "We, do I not thereby intend to limit "thef invention to'the specific form of 15001 and the exact method diselo'sed f but view ofth'e tool as Viewed from the left in (Fig. '3Visa'seetiona1fyiew of'a portion of the tool taken along the line in Fig; 2

30 positioned for use in the relation shown in Fig. withthe rear: side 18 of the head adjacenta disk 19 and avva'sher which area: one' 'end of aroll '21 of sheet material. i

In thisposition a Wire or rod 22 having one a v end attached to' a similarldisk at: the other intend to cover all modifications and alternative constructions falling within the spir- I it and scope of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

At. one end of the supporting handle ll i the body 10 isjshaped to provide a'tubular housing 13 having open ends and disposed at right angles-tofthe handle, i.One end 14 of the tubular h'ousing'is closed by ahead 7 15 positioned in abutment withsaid end and forming a continuation of said body: To secure the head 15in position a tubular hub 16 (Fig{ "is formedthereon 'whichprov 'jects into the end of the tubular housing '13 V j and is non-rotat'ably secured therein by engageme'nt'of two of the bolts 12'witha pair a of notches liformedinthe hub-'16.

The invention contemplates fthat the par ticular form of tool shown 1 herein will be end of the roll 21 (not shown)" may'extend lthr'oug h'the' disk 19 andthe washen2O and into a transverse groove 23* (F T1, 2; and

:5) .formedin the head" 15. e V g The invention 'a'lsocontemplates a mecha- Ynisin whichwilloperate on the wire 22 im- V mediately adjacentto the washer-20 so as tov avoid unnecessarystretching of the wire and to .this endlmechanism is provided to stretch the wire, and"to; hold thewasher 7 20in abutment with-thel andto upset the wire 22 immediately adjacent to the fwasher so that the tension placed on the I "A'S shoWn in Fig.

wire by the stretching operation will serve, toclamp-the end disks to theroll. V

, the tool is arranged l for use on a'dish shaped end disk and l videdfforj shearingflo ring means and shearing means preferably being mounted von the side 18 of the head reaches into the disk to deform the rod. In

ithe preferred form" shown, the wire 22 is deformed by swaging and meansv is: prothe wire, the swag 15 which i'sito be adjacent the disk'when the tool is usedto operate upon a wire; he

' swagingmeans as illustrated "herein comprisesa stationary member or aw 25 '(F1gs.

' 2, 3 and 5) removably positioned on the side 13 ofthe headadjacent to and below the groove 23., movable swaging member or jaw 26 is mounted parallel to the side 18 of the'headf on the opposite side of; the groove 23 by means of a removable guiding member 27 (Fig. 3)which is secured on This the head 15 by means of bolts 28.

swaging member'is movable in theguide 27 I toward and from the stationary member and'is operable to compressor upset the Wire 7V 22 adjacent the washer 20 so asto form a pair of lateral projections thereon to engage the washer and hold it'in place.

The shearing means in-its'xpreferred form comprises a movable shear blade 29 (Figs. 3 and 5)"mounted on the head on the same side of the groove23 asthe stationary swaging member 25 and intermediate said swaging member and the side 18 fof the head 15.

The guiding member 27preferably extends aroundthe end of the groove 23' and provides' guidingfme'ans for the movable shearing blade 29., The other shearing blade is provided by the movable swaging'flmember movableshearing blade.

26'which is recessed at itsinner side to'provide an edge 30 which'coop'erates withthe For the purpose ofreciprocating themov-p able swaging member 26 jand'fthe movable shearjblade 29', a pairofstub shafts 132'and 33 (Figs. .3 and) are mounted in the head 15 on opposite sides of and perpendicular shearingfandswaging members i are mounted, and on these projecting endsradially 'proj'ecting fingers 35 are rigidly mounted. The

fin ers 3 5- are arranged 'to project into circular side openings :34 formed inthemovtothe jaws so as tofextendout of thelhead beyond the side 18 l poi'llwhich the movable able members 26' and 29 so that-a rocking. V

movement ofthefs' h'aft 32 wilt-serve to reciprocate the movable swaging member 26 while a rocking" motionof the Jshaftj33'will serve to reciprocate the shearing member '29.

In the JpIeSent inStancef thefmeans for rocking the two shafts 32 and. 33 comprises an arm 36 (Figs. 1,2 and 5). secured on the '1 squared end of tlie shaft32 andprojecting along the'tubular housing 'toward the supporting handle 11 and a second arm 37 Se cured to-the squaredlend of 'theshaft 33 'and' proj ecting therefrom substantiallyljparallel' to thefirst armies; :The ends of "these'tw o which projects through the handle adjacent the tubular housing v1:0. A pair of camdisks'39 and- 40 are supported on the V end of the camshaft 38 meansof a nut 41 and are arranged to: engage suitable cam' ,rollers42 and 43 securedxon' the ends "of the} two arms 36 and37 *respectively. A conarms 36 and 37 are disposed [on opposite sides-of a cam shaft '38 (Figs; 1,' 4 and 6) tractile icoil spring'et l is providedfwith its I opposite ends secured to the arms 36 and 37' by means of'screws 45 so as to 'urge thetwo cam rollers against the cam disksjthustend- V wardly after the" completion of the upsetting ing to separate'the swaging'meinbersand the therodaway from theswaging andsh'ear'ing shearing members. i

"The outer cam disk '39 is engaged byithe cam roller 42of the arm 36' which" operates -the'swaging member 26 and the surfaceof thiscam'jdi sk is arrangediso that during clockwise "rotation "of the cam shaft 88' (Fig;

l) the cam roller 42 will :bepressedoutwardly during the first partof the rotation i -of said-shaft to operatethe jaw26 to upset i the wire-adjacent' the w'asheriQO; The "other or inner cam disk LOis of a similar form but is arranged "to press its cam roller43 outor sw'aging operation to operate the jaw 29 to sever the wire utWardly-of the' ups'et portion. Thus the swaging of the wire-22 will be completed beforeithe wire is sheared r r I their movement. JFor-this reason 'the'hook F or the purpose of rot'ating the' camshaft I hollow shaft47 igsi l; 4 and 6) is mounted withinv the tubular; housingl3 in" coaxial relationto the hub l 6 an'd iss'ecured therein by engagementtofitwo of the bolts 12 with an annular groove48 formed in the hollow shaft. l Vithimthe tubular'housin g stretch the wire, and fo-rrotating the hollow l3 worm 49 is formedon the outer surface of the hollow shaft- 47 which engages a p'inion50' fixed on the camshaft 38 wit-hinthe housing formed by the hollow supporting handle 11-. 1 ,Thus by rotation of the hollow shaft .47 the cam shaft. "38 may be rotated} and the 'swaging and shearing means Cop--- v I L: is pivotally s'ecured between the'twolugs erated;

' gripping and str'etchingrthe wireprior to the performance of the swaging and shearing ment of the rod away froin'the swaging and 'shearing means and torelease the'wireupo'n the retiirn movementxof th'e rodif Thusiniw v i i ment of the rod'52'will require considerable-1 r '7 force; and inorderthat this operation may-' be leas'ily p erfornied the cam disks 39 and:

the present F instance gone end of the rod "52 (Fig 4) 'isshaped-f so asjto form one :ja'w '53 of ag-ripping -deVice1and,- ahook shaped-jaw- I osit-ionedi in; the grolov open the gripping jaws:

toward. the' 'swaging iand 's 54: isp1vctally 'mounted on' the rod -lforf co op "eration with the aw" 53; iAt the rear end "of i Wardl'y-i and is arral nged *to tr'ayel ina longitudinall ,egrorwe1;55 formediin the tubular serves during" movement I 'ing means engage an abutment -formedz by pin 56 is formed on the. outer side rof" the: hook vided in thesid'e of the head 15 so Zthatthe" 'Wi-re 22 will be given onlyone right V The tool is also proyidediwith means for tubular handle 64 120, facilitate the use of the F handle 64 for rotation -of-=the 'h'ollow 'shaft a crank, handle i :64 Ito-ward the handle "11 the tor automatically icam, sunfacefo'z during the first part of the 'mev eaent of meansi so as grlpp ng aws.

to automatically lose the Since-the stretching of the wire "22 is accomplished :by the rod -wliic h" moves" shaped jaw'54 ijs'used and a-slot54 is pro bend during the stretchingoperation. Inth'e preferred form of thevinventionya single operating handle is-provided for mowing the rod 52 back and forth togrip and shaft 47 toacco1nplish the swaging gand 1 shearing operations: In the present instance this means is mounted in a pair of lugs- 60 projecting laterally from opposite-sides of a longitudinal slot61 formed at the outer end 1 of the hollow shaft 47. A gear segment GQi:

60 and is arranged to engagega rack formed by annular teeth on; the: adjacent-end of the rod .52. A' tubularhandle 64- is operations. -.-In' the present "instance this secured on fthe gear segmentand a hand means comprisesa"rod"52' slidably mounted 1 within-the tubular. hub-"lti and the hollow" shaft 457 and jhaving "gripping means on theend adjacent I th e 'i 'swaging l and shearing; means:- i In preferred forTm tl1is grippingv means is" arranged so as to be automatically operable-to grip' the wireiduringthe movef stretch ng operatlon. l V

'i The 1 invention' .contemplates that-'- the )i'ece65 is mounted on the outer end of thel Theipro vision of theannularflrack 63 makes possible -the fr0tation' 0f. the hollow I shaft t'? about the rod 52 by #means'of the cran lrhandle 64 after the completion of the stretching op'era'tion of the wire? bymoVe- J AO-Qare:so positioned on;the l cainsha-ftl that when the shearing; and swaging jaws are 7 open: thehandle's 11f and 645 willgl'iesubstan- 'tially in the same plane. EThusthe'stretchP ingfloperation may be; '-performed fojni the'v wire by pressing theends 'ofithe two handles; i

toward :eachQother: as-fin. the case of 'af pair K oflshear handlesu After the wire has been" gripped and stretched by} movement of 1th swagingf and shearing operations a quickly and; eas lyl'r'performed by rotation 0f:the-'hollowshaftbythe"cranlz handlefi lfa It w'illloje:"n'ot'ed'that thei moven entofiao so 5 I fij-strl'klng it "as ldirection; i

handle 64 from a 'position substantially par-'2 allel to the rod 52.;(as shown in Fig. l)

to a position substantially perpendicular tension permits of rapid and efiicient ,operation and will obviate possibility of a sworkmanfstretching the Wire to toogreat 'anextentp 'From the foregoingit will be apparent that the invention provides a novel and advantageous method of attaching the end ,disksto a roll of sheet material by which method-the disks may be 'moresquicklyoand easily attachedthan heretofore Without unldue breaking of the wires. v

It, will also be seen that the invention provides a'novel and convenient hand toolfor operatingupon wires vorjthe like which is quickly'and easily operable by a series'o'f definitely determined-movements of a single crank'handle tostretchawire, to deform the wire adjacent a package and to cut off the Wire after the deforming operation.

It will also 'be apparent that sincethe tool provides forstretching'the wire to a definite tension andifor deforming'the Wire sired without, unnecessary breaking of the Withoutunnecessary stretching thereof, the

tool will serve to accomplish the'result dew'ires or rods'used. Hence"there,willbe 1 In, a 'tool' of the character i 7' the combination of abody, means mounted on said body operable to deform a wire, mean's mounted'on said body including a roe .tatable member for operating said'deformingv means, and gripping and stretching :means comprising a rod mounted, in said; body for longitudinal" sliding movement, a handle mounted on said rotatable member" operable to move said rod longitudinally considerable saving of time and material resulting fromfthe useof the tool provided.

Weclaim as our invention: r

and-to rotate/said member, and means on thez one end of -saidrodautomatically optogri'p or" release a' wire, said gripping means comprlsinga aw Ilgld-WlthS flld rod, 7 .7 V a ,movable 3 aw p votedr on" and; arranged. to

" cooperate with said rigid jawto grip a wire,

said "body and 1 to striker said? abutment to Q open said jaw when -moved.in one direc tlon, ;sa1d rr-abu'tmenti, closing saidg? jaw by the rod; is moved 111 a; reverse 1 2. "In, a tool? charact'erfidescribed,

V theicombination jof 'means ffor deforming a 3 theiil ke, rineanszinclujding a rotat Ina hand tool kscrlbed, the combination of ,means for 7 swagmg a wlre, means for stretching a w1re,-'- U described,

. -7. In a hand able member. 'for operatingv said deforming-[ means, and gripping andstretching means comprising a rod slidable longitudinally in i said rotatable member, means on one end of a said rods to grip the 'Wire, means operable tomove said vgripping meansinto a gripping tudinal movement of said rod in-one'direction and to continue to hold said gripping means in said gripping posit-ion during the remainder of said movement whereby to causea stretchingof a Wire by the further movement of said bred, and an operating" handle mounted on' said rotatable member for moving said rod longitudinally and for rotating said member; e 1

and operating meansfor said two means including a handle havlng' two operatlng stretching means and the other of which. operates said swaging means; 7 v 4. A hand'tool ofthe character described comprising, in combinatioma body, means o he character dea movements one of 'which operates said tretching a wire,me'ans for deforming ,sucha wire, and actuatingmechanisin for;

said" means including a single operating handle arranged so that oneof said means; will'beoperated when said handle is-moved in a given direction and the other of V said meanswill be operated whensaid handle isf y moved in a direction transverse to said given direction. 7

com' risin in combination a bed means,

g Y J 5, A hand tool of the character described for stretching a wire,means for severing such a wire, and actuating mechanism for, said means including a single operating;

handlearranged sothat'one of saidmeans V 'will be operated when said handle is movedi l 1 in a given direction and the other of said means will be operated when saidhandleiS movedma direction transverse to sa digiven d1rect1on.'-

6. In atoolo f the character described, the I e combination of a body, means on said body s 1 era'ble during sl ding movement of said rod operable to :deform a wirego'rxthe like,'-means I qmounted' on said body'operable to gripand f1i51 I: stretch' a.1wire by movement perpendicular to the wlre, sa d movement'eausmgthe'Wire i to bend at two points ,.an anti-friction roller j 'i supportedon said bodyto tacilitate bending Q ingoccurring at the point o'figrippingand a at one of said points,theother point'of bend- V transverse slot, cut in said *body to permit free" beyond thefp'oint of gripping.

sitioned across one'end of'said tubul'arm-emi her and movable inwardly of said itubulalj passage ofxthe 'wireoutof 'said bmy; i

I H g I 691; of sheet rnateriah member having a slot in one .side-zthereof-to prevent bending of said wirekonpne side of saidzimeans. A

a-fsupporting handle,;means mounted on saidbody operable to deform ajwire, means mounted on said body operable; to a grip and we stretch afyyire, and a secondhandle operable;

' by a I scissors-like, movement, relatively to- .said supporting handle to operate one of 3 i headan'd on the opposite side of said bo dyi I 9.:In. a tool. of the characterf described, the combination of aifbody proyiding'a suptionof said handleij; V v

14. In a hand tool of the character deporting handle, swaging and shearingjmeans mounted, on said body, a rotatable member in saidobody for operating said meansygrip- I p g st etc ng m a s ount d d body, a crank handle on'saicl rotatable mem ber, for ,rotating said 1 member, said handle, being pivotally connected to; said mem'beri; for scissorsdikemovement toward-j and from I 'saidsupportinghandle, anda connection be- 251 W89 d ran ihan le nd, ai g pp n as -e c i g ans whe eby sa d gr pp ng and stretching meansjmaybe operated by pivotal movement of said crank handle to- Ward'said operatinghandle, I

10 AtoOl for operating. on a L ire-or the like comprising, in combinatioma first means forv stretching, a wire which is fixed atone end, meansg operable, to: swageg such: a; Wire between the fixed e nQl faIidl saidfir stmeans 5;; While; it is maintained inistretched condition y; s i r t .meeflameans :fp se er n th 7 w1re,-,;and,;mechan sm; goperablei toqvactuateee el oly sa d. tretehme im es el swaging means, and said-ssenening means.

4o; 11, A;hand tool for operatingg on a Wire. or the like comprising, in combinationfa first means ,for stretching-, a" {wire which is fixed at one end, means operable tdgswagesucha wirebet eefix d feng aend Said fi t 4 5;nieans While it is maintainedin stretched condition by said-first means,,and means opmeans and said swaging means.)

" A an i o or,n era i elfip n e able (t ac a sue iv ysa d-c-st t hin body; rh vin ae urp zt m1 e n qn 's d dysf s et hin Qper'a'te Sa d: sen m n ovement to A ha dt ellf ibpe tm iuno a w shpr j tsl e ne lyfthael i fie fi lei -'erally spaced relation to :SaiCl'QClBfOIHIiHg ilneans a In:a;; hand: motor the characterde-Q. :seribecl,-1the comjbinationpf a5boIdy:=adapted--* to be ositioned in abutment; 'w-ithpa'i, package 7 hay 11g a; ire; .projeetinga thBIEifQl yK nd; I

F 91 iip ieiarisliii a; f ne;

handle,-'a,, head projecting' laterally from v saidbody andadapted to be positioned ith I I one sidein abutment withra' disk at the end 8,, Inga hand tool,-1of theq character de-i-i scribed, the combinationjof a body having I ofia roll, means mounted on said body'operable to grip and stretch awire projecting.

- through such'a disk, means mounted on one side of said. head operable to upset; such a- Wire adjacent the disk, and an operating handle for: said gripping and stretching meansandsaidiupsettlng means, saidhandle being I positioned in spaced relation; to said past the sideof'tlie'moll upon-Which;-the

toolais being used whereby to permit opera scribed, the combination of a body providing a supporting handle, for the tool, swaging means-mounted onsaidbody-at one side of;-

said handle,vand operating means for saidl sWaging means mounted-ongsaid body on the opposite side of said? handle;

; 15. ,I nfia. tool vof the character j describedf the combination of abody, meanson'said body for stretching the-wire, meansmount-,-

severing means, said 1nechanism including;

scam means mounted onthe side oii' the body opposite ,to the sideon which said swaging I' I p r; g I 16. ;A tool for operating on Wire, or 'the q and said; severing means-are mounted) 1 like comprising, incombination, a body having, a head, extending, therefrom, m'ea ns, for

stretching a ire, means for sW-aging-sucli I ,a w re, 'Ineanslfor severing the V113,; and

mechanism-operable to actuate,said1neans,

said swaging means being located on fanout sideiface of the head, said "stretching Tm'eans stretching means.-

comprising, in combination, a bodyladaptv eQdto-be supported in abutment with a ,p'aok- I i e age or tli'elike, means mounted ;on-. saifd a WlIQr' ee ed Jz-m' ne i9 said. F yi- =f0r; w in i -fi l i ab 's i ?s r teh namea a d. me ha m suppo ted-av aided op: el' bl aw tu tsa e ,,,1n ;mea said,,sw gi i 1 55 saidimfi hanfim havin body operable to deform a 'wire projecting adjacent the package, stretching f means mounted on saidbod-yoperableto draw the Wire past the I deforming ,m'eans -'pr ior to the operationvof said deforming means and Y 7 operatlngmechamsm for 's a d means ,i-nclud+- e 1 ing av-lhandlemounted on saidbody ini lat: I

being mountedion said body; adjacent there-1' i I to; and said" severing means being mounted between said yswaging ,means and said- 17 A. ha'ndtool of from sucha package at a'point immediately" 3 E -Q 95. able toactuate 'said swaging means and said "means mounted onsaid body operableto stretch the 'WlI'Q and to deform said Wire adjacentthe package, botlrof said opera tions being performed While said body maintained'in one position relativelyto said package;

7 19. A hand tool for operating on a Wire: or the like comprising, in combination, a body, means mounted V on said body for Stretching a Wire,-means for deforming such 'a vvire,fsaid deformingmeans being mounted on said body adjacent to an: outside face thereof so that a Wire projecting through an object may be deformed in close, proXimi-,. tyto the surface' of such-tan object, and

mechanism carried on said body operable to actuate said means".

j 20. A tool for operating on a ivire or the y T likecomprising, in combination, means for gripping and stretching a Wire, means for swa'glng such a W1re, means for'severlng the wire, and; mechanism operable to actuate successively said gripping and stretching means, said'sivaging meansand said severing means, sald grlpplng and stretching means holding thejwire under tension and i .in position ;'for' operation of said swaging means, and said "svvaging means coa'cting' means to holdfand cut with said severing off the Wire. v v V 21-.A tool'for operatingon a Wire or the 7 like comprising,in combination, a body'with supporting. means, means on said body for gripping and stretching a *Wire Which is fixed at one end, means onfs'aidbody top er-f able to svvag'e such a wire between'said fixed I 1 end and said gripping means While the wire is maintained in stretched condition by; said n1eans,'nieans on said body for severing the wire, and mechanism supported by said" body operable toactuatesaid means; in definite predetermined relation to each other. j

1 22QIn 'a' hand tool ofthecharacter de- I s scribed for' operating on'fa Wirejori the like,

the combination of "means for swaging a 'Wire and "means for V severingsuch a wire,

saidiswa'ging means having. a'station'ary aw v and a movable aw, said severing means hav- 7 ing a niovable av'vf arrangedto coact with the movable aw" of sa dswaginfg means l 'to sever a Wire;

' 23;In" a'tool ior' 'operating' onzawire or the *vvire on (His end of said rod and automatically" operable during 'movement' 'of said rod' to grip a Wire, said gripping'means being arranged to permit a Wire to slide thereafter p determined"tension has been ap'plied'to said' i Y L 25. A tool for operatlng on a wire orth'e like comprising, in combinatioma supporting body, meansmountedion said body oper-' able to grasp -a wirewhich projects past one side of and across saidbodyand to move.

said Wire relatively .tosaid side to bring the Wire to a desired-tension, and means mounted on said body operable to form an abut ment on said ,Wire adjacent saidjsidegof said body; p

26QA han dtool foroperating on a Wire which extends through a roll iof 'material and through a disk abutting the" end of the roll, saidtool comprising a body adapt'ed tobear against the disk,'a 'pairof gripping M jaws on said body for gripping the Wire,

and a, handle on said body operatively con nected to said" jaws and movable to'press' said body against said disk and'move said jaws relatively tosaid disk whereby to cause 7 said jaws to gripa ire Wire thus gripped.

27. In a tool for body, an abutment on one endotsaid'rod to deform the'wire, a crank handle for ro operating on a wire or" the like, thecombination of ajcy'lindrical bodyfawfod sli'dable longitudinally in said) "and to tension the P 'to grip theivire, whereby the-Wirefmay'be stretched by longitudinal movement of. the

rod, means operable'by rotation" ofsaid body) 9 man-g said body, saidcr'ank" handle bei-ng pivotally connected to said body forlmove mentin aplane containing the body,"and" a: 1

connection between said crank h a'ndleand saidrod"operable", by a movement of said Crank handle 'a position substantially parallelito said', body to a position subistantially perpendicular to'said bodytd mov'e the rod to stretch a Wire. r a 7 28.:Themethodfot preparing rolled sheet:

material for-shipmentor storage which consists' in placing disk" with a 'Wire. fastened" thereto; solth'at thezcliskis in abutment with one end of the rollr'with the wire extending j through the jcentralpassage ofpsaidroll; and projecting out of- 'the other end of the -'roll, I '1':

placing an apertured; end disk against said-' other end -oif the roll yvith the projecting end' I of s'aid' vviree'xtendin'g through the. aperture;-

determinedfterisionf by? applying force tosai projecting: Sendthereof, and applying pres- V 7 sure to opposite sides "of said iprojecting end of." the Wire Whilef it eisfunderfi'tension to increase the effective Width'j offsaidivvire,

and; provide an 'abutinenton the outer'fside ofpth'e adjacent disk-softhat theftension' 1 if said 'WlifEt-Wlll maintainsaid, disksin ffirin abutment Wi h the endsaths rbn i F 29. The method ofpreparing rolled sheet material for shipment or-storage Which consists inpositioning, a. disk with a Wire fastened thereto so that the-diskabuts one end of the roll and the Wire extends through the roll longitudinally thereof and projects out of the other end of the roll, placingan apertured disk in abutment With the other end of the roll with the projecting end of said Wire extending through the aperture'in e the disk, placing the wire under a p'redetermined tension by applying force to said projecting end thereof to stretch the WlI8,' and applying pressure to-opposite sides of the projecting end of the Wire immediately adjacent to the disk While the Wire is held at said predetermined tension and the disk is held against the end of the 'roll to increase the effective Width of the Wire and form an, abutment thereon so that the tension in" said Wire Will hold the disk in firm abutment With the roll.

In testimony affixed our signatures. 1

JENS vP. NIELSEN. JOSEPH R. RICHER.

whereof We have hereunto, 

